Game Details

• Arizona Diamondbacks (4-3) vs. Washington Nationals (1-5)

• Pitching Matchup: RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0 -1; 4.50) vs. RHP Jake Irvin (0-0; 3.60)

• Date: Friday, April 4, 2025 | 6:45 p.m. | Game: # 7 | Home Game: #4

• Location: Nationals Park | Washington, D.C.

Game storylines and notes

The Washington Nationals kick off a six-game homestand that includes two teams from the N.L. West: the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Arizona Diamondbacks will kick off the homestand with a weekend series starting tonight.

The Nationals and Diamondbacks will meet six times in 2025: three games in Washington, D.C., and then three games in Arizona.

Game Recap
LAST GAME RECAP

The Toronto Blue Jays swept the Washington Nationals on their first road trip of the 2025 season.

Washington Nationals Schedule
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The Washington Nationals will continue their homestand tomorrow afternoon against the Diamondbacks with the first pitch at 1:35 p.m.

On deck…

The Washington Nationals will host the 2024 World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for a three-game series starting Monday, April 7.

Homestand Highlights 

The six-game homestand will spotlight the team’s 20th Anniversary Weekend, part of the season-long NATS20 celebration honoring two decades of Washington Nationals baseball in Washington, D.C.

Highlights of the weekend include a Ring of Honor induction ceremony, appearances by alumni, special commemorative giveaways, and additional fan-focused events. Some events and giveaways include:

• NATS20 replica commemorative ring.

• NATS20 2005 replica jersey

• Beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Right Field Plaza, a limited number of fans will have the chance to receive an autograph or photograph from alumni from the 2005 inaugural team.

• A chance to enter to win one of 20 authentic commemorative rings valued at nearly $6,000 each by scanning QR codes around the ballpark to enter the sweepstakes.

And so much more! Congratulations to the Washington Nationals on 20 years of baseball in D.C.

Welcome to the Show: Jackson Rutledge

The Washington Nationals have summoned right-handed pitcher Jackson Rutledge from Triple-A Rochester while placing fellow righty Michael Soroka on the 15-day Injured List with a right arm biceps strain, effective retroactively to April 1.

At 26, Rutledge is set to join the Nationals' active roster for his first stint this year. Before the call-up, he pitched 3.0 shutout innings in two relief outings for Rochester, giving up just one hit, fanning four, and walking one.

Selected in the first round by Washington in the 2019 MLB Draft, Rutledge kept opposing hitters to a .189 average (10-for-53) over 10 appearances during the 2025 Grapefruit League Spring Training.

In 2024, Rutledge primarily played at Triple-A Rochester but also made three appearances (including one start) for the Nationals, where he recorded a 3.24 ERA. Within Washington's farm system that year, he stood out, ranking second in starts (27), fifth in strikeouts (128), and fifth in opponents’ batting average (.271) during his sixth year as a pro.

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